High-temperature Calorimetry of Liquid Gd–Si and Y–Si Alloys

Abstract

Molten Gd-Si and Y-Si alloys were examined calorimetrically at 1760 and 1770 K, respectively. The partial enthalpies of mixing of gadolinium (Δmix H̅Gd), yttrium (Δmix H̅Y) and silicon (Δmix H̅Si) were measured. The integral enthalpy of mixing (ΔmixH) was calculated by Darken’s method. The available thermodynamic data of liquid (Gd,Y)-Si alloys were compared. The partial enthalpies of mixing of Gd and Y, and appropriate integral enthalpies of mixing, were described by polynomial dependencies versus mole fraction of Gd or Y.